We are deeply grateful to members of ACDA-MN and other supporters of choral music whose faithful giving has allowed us to invest in the choral life of Minnesota through the FMC Endowment Fund.

ACDA-MN’s FMC Endowment Fund Committee awards scholarships annually to ACDA-MN members to attend ACDA regional and national conferences, the Summer Dialogue professional development conference, and graduate school.  Every three years and ACDA-MN member is awarded a scholarship to attend the World Symposium on Choral Music.

In addition, we award the Alice T. Larsen Memorial Scholarship to an ACDA-MN woman conductor who is pursuing a graduate degree in choral conducting or music education.  Further, we provide need-based financial support for students of ACDA-MN members who are selected for the ACDA-MN state honor choir program each year.

Since 1997, 451 Minnesota choral directors and collegiate members have been the recipients of $254,763 in scholarship awards.  We are pleased that the following scholarships have been awarded to ACDA-MN members or their students:

Summer Dialogue:  165

• Summer Dialogue Student Conducting Workshop:  66
• Graduate Study:  65
• ACDA Division and National Conference:  75
• World Symposium on Choral Music:  5
• Honor Choir Registration Scholarships:  71
• Next Direction Student Leadership Conference:  4